Multiple molecule effects on the cooperativity of protein folding transitions in simulations

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 136, Issue 24, 2012, Pages

  Lewis, Jacob I ^a   Moss, Devin J ^a   Knotts IV, Thomas A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVITY; FOLDING TRANSITION; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PHAGE T4; POLARIZABILITIES; PROTEIN DATA BANK; SOLVENT EFFECTS;

MOLECULES; PROTEINS;

PROTEIN FOLDING;

PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING;

MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84863533518     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4729604     Document Type: Article

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